[acc-cca-l] The Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference | July 12-14, TIFF Lightbox, Toronto

[Archive/Counter-Archive Knowledge Mobilization Officer]

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Archive/Counter-Archive is thrilled to share the final schedule and registration information for the Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference: Building Alliances (GAVA), which will take place at the iconic TIFF Lightbox in downtown Toronto. This year's event promises to be an exceptional gathering of experts, enthusiasts, and innovators in the fields of media archiving and heritage.


Please direct any questions that you might have about the conference schedule or registration details to globalarchiving at gmail.com<mailto:globalarchiving at gmail.com>.


Conference Details:

Location: TIFF Lightbox, 350 King St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5

Dates: July 12-14

Website: https://counterarchive.ca/gava-2024


The Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference: Building Alliances (GAVA) is an international collaborative event and outreach program that aims to foster an international network around AV community archives from parts of the world that have historically been left out of mainstream archival discussions. GAVA will bring together archival specialists from across Canada and around the world with a wide range of expertise, experience, and engagement with media archives at an equally wide variety of scales. The discussions, presentations, screenings, video series, workshops, and tours that comprise this project will largely focus on community archives and archival projects by activists and artists. The focus on marginalized audiovisual archives is imperative and directly linked to the urgency of the current situation.


Schedule Now Available:

The full conference program is now available on our website (https://counterarchive.ca/gava-program). Please note that in addition to the three main days of the conference (July 12-14), there will also be an opening reception at Toronto Metropolitan University on the evening of July 11<https://counterarchive.ca/gava-program#july11> and a full-day tour of several local Toronto archives on July 15<https://counterarchive.ca/gava-program#july15> that is being coordinated by Cléo Sallis-Parchet (York University). We will be sending out more details about registering for the archival tour shortly, but in the meantime, please reach out to globalarchiving at gmail.com<mailto:globalarchiving at gmail.com> if you are interested in attending.


Registration Now Open:

Registration is now open for GAVA (https://counterarchive.ca/gava-register). You may register for the conference through the Toronto International Film Festival's website via the links listed below. After clicking the links, you will be redirected to a Ticketmaster portal that will include in-person and remote registration options. In-person tickets for the full conference are priced at $100, with student/remote tickets available for $50. For those where these fees would pose a financial barrier that would prevent you from participating, we invite you to contact globalarchiving at gmail.com<mailto:globalarchiving at gmail.com> to apply for a fee waiver. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with industry leaders and explore the latest in audiovisual archiving!


Hotels and Accommodations

Summer is a busy time for travel and tourism in Toronto, so we recommend that you book your stay as soon as possible! We have negotiated deals with Le Germain Toronto Mercer<https://www.germainhotels.com/en/le-germain-hotel/toronto-mercer>, a beautiful boutique hotel steps away from the conference venue. However, there are only a limited amount of these discounted rooms, so if you are interested, you should try to book one now before they are gone. Please use the following link to benefit from our discounted rate: https://bookings.travelclick.com/12420?groupID=4266724#/datesofstay


A/CA GAVA Summer Institute

We are very excited to announce an Archive/Counter-Archive Summer Institute<https://counterarchive.ca/gava-summer-institute-2024> online graduate seminar course (June 25-Aug 1) that is being coordinated in conjunction with GAVA. The course is run through York University’s Graduate Program in Cinema & Media Studies/Film but is also open to graduate students from other Canadian and international universities.


Confirmed guest speakers include: Aaditya Aggarwal (Canadian Filmmaker’s Distribution Centre), Jocelyn Arem (Arbo Radiko), Mariane Boucheix-Laporte (Simon Fraser University), Andrew Burke (University of Winnipeg), Skye Callow (Winnipeg Film Group), Haoran Chang (York University), David Clark (NSCAD University), Antoine Damiens (Archive/Counter-Archive), Axelle Demus (York University), Jillian Groening (Winnipeg Film Group), Laura Horak (Carleton University), Diana Hotka (Toronto Metropolitan University), Ivetta Sunyoung Kang (Independent artist), Patrick Keilty (University of Toronto), Susan Lord (Queen’s University), Mary Elizabeth Luka (University of Toronto Scarborough), Cait McKinney (Simon Fraser University), Chantal Molleur (GIV), Melissa Nelson (the Archive of Ontario), Ylenia Olibet (McGill University), Claudia Sicondolfo (University of Toronto Scarborough), Jennifer Smith (NIMAC), Leslie Supnet (Winnipeg Film Group), Nadine Valcin (Sheridan College), and Jennifer VanderBurgh (St. Mary’s University).


If you are interested in registering for this course, please email zryd at yorku.ca<mailto:zryd at yorku.ca> and kmo at counterarchive.ca<mailto:kmo at counterarchive.ca> before June 14th with “FILM 5700 SICI enrollment” in the subject line.


Andrew Bailey (he/him) • Knowledge Mobilization Officer
SSHRC Partnership Grant, Archive/Counter-Archive
www.counterarchive.ca<http://www.counterarchive.ca/>
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